Stingrays add Boyd to 2013-14 roster

North Charleston, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays and Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Spencer Carbery announced today that the team has agreed to terms with forward Peter Boyd.

The Stingrays are the ECHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League.

After being acquired at the ECHL trade deadline from the Bakersfield Condors last season, Boyd, 25, recorded four goals and six assists for 10 points in 10 games with the Stingrays and pitched in a goal in four Kelly Cup Playoff contests. In 50 games with the Condors, the Cambridge-Narrows, New Brunswick, product registered 29 points (18g-11a).

Entering his third professional season, Boyd has 79 points (39g-40a) in 121 total ECHL games, all with Bakersfield and South Carolina. Prior to turning pro, the 5-foot-10, 190-pound forward attended Ohio State University for four seasons recording 113 points (39g-74a) in 159 games. After his senior season (2010-11), Boyd saw action in the American Hockey League with the Lake Erie Monsters, picking up one assist in 11 games.